{"product_id":"ascent-to-love","title":"Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dante's Divine Comedy should be something every Christian appreciates, even if they don't love it.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eDante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e should be something every Christian appreciates, even if they don't love it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dante's Divine Comedy should be something every Christian appreciates, even if they don't love it.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/Q-106.pdf?2582\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the supreme Christian epic poems, Dante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e provides not only far more personality and emotional depth than the pagan epics, it also opens up all the issues on which Western history turns—truth, beauty, goodness, sin, sanctification, and triumph. For all that, C.S. Lewis loved the Comedy for its seemingly effortless poetry. In this guide Peter Leithart uses a biblical angle to open up the \u003cem\u003eComedy\u003c\/em\u003e for students, high school and up. He begins his discussion by examining the meaning and place of the courtly love tradition and then introduces us to the varied levels of meaning throughout the work. In the heart of the guide, Leithart walks us carefully through the craft and symbolism of each progressive stage—\u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e. Each section contains helpful study questions. Lean about \"the love that moves the sun and other stars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\\"Reading Dante for the first time. I found Ascent to Love to be helpful, and I would advise a first time reader of Dante to read Ascent to Love prior to starting on the Divine Comedy. It will enrich the experience.\\\" ~Jim Orrick, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\"Reading Dante for the first time. I found Ascent to Love to be helpful, and I would advise a first time reader of Dante to read \u003cem\u003eAscent to Love\u003c\/em\u003e prior to starting on the Divine Comedy. It will enrich the experience.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Jim Orrick, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Baptist Journal of Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Leithart \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(PhD, Cambridge) is President of Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of numerous books on theology and literature, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Baptized Body, Against Christianity, Brightest Heaven of Invention,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAscent to Love\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also authored articles in journals such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePro Ecclesia, Journal of Biblical Literature, Westminster Theological Journal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/em\u003e. Peter and his wife Noel have ten children and a fetching collection of grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Peter J. Leithart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 184 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5x8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1885767161 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9781885767165\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRELEASE DATE: \u003cspan\u003eDecember 21, 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Leithart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41201660035187,"sku":"Q-106","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/5462\/0787\/files\/peter-leithart-books-ascent-to-love-a-guide-to-dante-s-divine-comedy-7350622748720.jpg?v=1763147964","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.canonpress.com\/products\/ascent-to-love","provider":"Canon B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}